TRU probably asked them not to go any lower. Amazon is already eating their lunch. They would hate to see LEGO actually start thumping them as well.

Wouldn't that be illegal, against the Sherman Antitrust Act, Section 1, for TRU to discuss something like shipping cost with their competition?

I would think they would never, ever want to talk about it.

Note: I'm talking about S@H and LEGO Brand Retail, not TLG Corporate, but if they have any brains, they'll take a very hands off approach to pricing since they are both the manufacture and a retailer in one.

Just got my Summer 2013 catalog in the mail today and it shows the free shipping over $75 with no expiration date either. Just the usual disclaimer that @DadsAFOL had in the flyer. Now, what I'm wondering is if the free shipping will be active at the same time as double VIP point promotions? Or will they cancel it during that time? I've often found that I saved more money by getting free shipping than by getting the double VIP points.

Apparently S&H quietly tested this out last year. They did not even notify me of this either. I placed an order last summer and noticed it had free shipping. A little playing around with the shopping basket revealed it was a $75 threshold. A call to S&H confirmed that free shipping was something they would likely be rolling out to everyone. Good to see it realized.

Just got my Summer 2013 catalog in the mail today and it shows the free shipping over $75 with no expiration date either. Just the usual disclaimer that @DadsAFOL had in the flyer. Now, what I'm wondering is if the free shipping will be active at the same time as double VIP point promotions? Or will they cancel it during that time? I've often found that I saved more money by getting free shipping than by getting the double VIP points.

I think it's very unlikely they would rescind the free shipping while they did other offers. Though it does beg the question, given that free shipping has been one of the draws on the big sale days, what kind of specials will now be run? Just adding a freebie mini set for Black Friday won't really cut it.

Though it does beg the question, given that free shipping has been one of the draws on the big sale days, what kind of specials will now be run? Just adding a freebie mini set for Black Friday won't really cut it.

Just think, they might even have to do decent sales on days like May the 4th! Oh The Horror!

^-- True but you are supposed to pay the state tax even though sites like Amazon do not charge.But in any case Free shipping is nice for LEGO, because when they have some of these promos you sometime miss them even with a store in the area (if they run out before you can make it) so free shipping is a nice added bonus, especially when they have the promo going on now where the Iron Man and Jor El polybags are added if you spend over 75.

^-- True but you are supposed to pay the state tax even though sites like Amazon do not charge.But in any case Free shipping is nice for LEGO, because when they have some of these promos you sometime miss them even with a store in the area (if they run out before you can make it) so free shipping is a nice added bonus, especially when they have the promo going on now where the Iron Man and Jor El polybags are added if you spend over 75.

Though it does beg the question, given that free shipping has been one of the draws on the big sale days, what kind of specials will now be run? Just adding a freebie mini set for Black Friday won't really cut it.

Just think, they might even have to do decent sales on days like May the 4th! Oh The Horror!